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Oracle Linux 10 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20719)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271415

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-20719 advisory.

 - io_uring/futex: ensure io_futex_wait() cleans up properly on failure (Jens Axboe) [Orabug: 38572958] {CVE-2025-39698}
 - fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty() (Jiufei Xue) [Orabug: 38572953] {CVE-2025-39866}
 - kernfs: Fix UAF in polling when open file is released (Chen Ridong) [Orabug: 38572951] {CVE-2025-3988}
 - vsock/virtio: Validate length in packet header before skb_put() (Will Deacon) [Orabug: 38572950] {CVE-2025-39718}
 - crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 38572948] {CVE-2025-39964}
 - io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb (Yang Xiuwei) [Orabug: 38572947] {CVE-2025-39963}
 - xfrm: xfrm_alloc_spi shouldn't use 0 as SPI (Sabrina Dubroca) [Orabug: 38572946] {CVE-2025-39965}
 - tls: make sure to abort the stream if headers are bogus (Jakub Kicinski) [Orabug: 38572944] {CVE-2025-39946}
 - futex: Prevent use-after-free during requeue-PI (Sebastian Andrzej Siewior) [Orabug: 38572943] {CVE-2025-39977}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20719.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271415

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-20719.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2025

Updated: 2/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39698

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-desktop, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-tools, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-deprecated, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-usb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-wireless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-usb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-39698, CVE-2025-39718, CVE-2025-39866, CVE-2025-39881, CVE-2025-39946, CVE-2025-39963, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2025-39965, CVE-2025-39973, CVE-2025-39977